Newborn by Sage Marlowe

Author:Sage Marlowe [Marlowe, Sage]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781622422197
Amazon: 1622422198
Publisher: Siren Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2012-11-13T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“So what is all this mysterious stuff of you going after them and leading them into a trap about?” Parker asked when they had left the old house.

Not stopping, Josh led him to the road before he answered. “Not here.”

“Er…great. Where are we going?”

“You’ll see.”

“Lovely.” Parker rolled his eyes in mutiny, but Josh just kept walking and ignored him. They went past rows of old buildings like the one they’d just left, until they reached the better, newer and cleaner part of the city. Parker had been watching Josh secretly as they were making their progress. He was clearly in good shape, although the pallor of his skin and the sunken areas around his eyes hinted at him needing to feed soon. It struck Parker as odd because when he’d arrived, Josh’s cheeks had had that giveaway rosy tinge of fresh blood coursing through his system, along with the corresponding gleam of his eyes.

At last Josh slowed down. He entered a small front garden, and lithely bounded up the stairs that led to the entrance of a neat little house.

“Where are we?” Parker enquired, craning his neck to be able to take in as much of his surroundings as he could.

“My place.” Josh unlocked the door and held it open to let Parker inside. Slipping past him, Parker couldn’t help the tingle of unease at his neck. All Josh had to do now was lunge forward, clutch at Parker, and slam those teeth into his throat.

“Shush,” Josh called out to him in an amused voice. “I’m not going to hurt you, okay? And I won’t snack on you, either.”

“Good to know.” Parker hovered in the hall, watching Josh carefully lock the door then brush past him.

“Would you like a drink now?” Josh called casually over his shoulder.

“Just a glass of water,” Parker replied and snarkily added, “If you have any.”

“Course I have. Here you are.”

Startled, Parker took the glass Josh held out to him. The man—vampire—had been alone in what presumably was the kitchen for no more than maybe twenty seconds and hadn’t known Parker’s answer for half of that time.

“Just in case you wonder,” Josh said and signalled for Parker to follow him with a casual flick of his hand. “I cannot read thoughts, and neither can Maurice. He likes pretending, but we’re merely good observers. Although, I suppose I still have to learn a lot.”

Puzzled, Parker stared at him. “How did you know?”

“I told you. We vampires are good observers.”

If Josh had noticed Parker flinch at the word, he wasn’t letting on. Only his soft brown eyes glittered with something like grim amusement. Again, he waved for Parker to follow him, this time leading him into a small, plain living room. Clearly, the room was meant to serve a purpose, but that purpose had little to do with making its occupants feel comfortable and at home. There was a TV set in one corner, directly opposite a smallish blue sofa, a little coffee table, and nothing else.

“What?” Josh enquired when he caught Parker glancing around.

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